Tuesday, 10 November 2015

Valery Panov

Valery Panov is one of the best dancers in the world. he was born in Belarus in 1938,he studied at a ballet school in St Petersburg with is bone of the best ballet schools in Russia. Panov attended the Moscow and Leningrad Ballet Schools, graduating from the latter in 1957. he danced roles in Lopukhov's Ballad of Love (1959), in Davitashvili's Daphnis and Chloe (1960) and Bolero (1960), and in Boyarsky's Petrushka (1961), Orpheus (title role, 1962), and The Lady and the Hooligan (1962).He had 3 wives Galina, Liya and Liana his last wife Liana committed suicide in 2010. Valery Panov now lives in Ashdod in Israel and has made a dance school there. I go to this ballet school and its very strict but its fun even though I haven't met Valery Panov in person I still know a lot about him.
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Thursday, 5 November 2015

Rum Tum Tugger

Image result for rum tum tuggerRum Tum Tugger is a flirtatious cat and is a main roll in cats. in the movie he is a black cat with leopard spots on his chest and paws and a wild mane. but with the years his appearance has changed and now he has dreadlocks, spotted fur, golden shoes, a black hat, and a black shirt. He seems to have a good relationship with Mr. Mistofelees for he sings "Magical Mr. Mistofelees" and is seen with him an stage many times. He usually attracts the youngest cats in the tribe (including Victoria, Jemima, Bombalurina and Etcetera). Many people say that he has a realationship with Jemima for he dances with her in a couple of scenes. But others say that he has a realationship with Bombalurina since he dances and sings with her in his song "Rum Tum Tugger is a curious cat". 

Jemima

Image result for jemima characterJemima is a main character in cats. she represents harmony and music as her close friend Victoria represents grace and beauty. She is one of the kittens and is the youngest (her sisters are Victoria, Electra and Etcetera). Jemima is very close to Victoria, and the two seem to be best friends. She may also have a rare relationship with the moon, the symbol of life for the Jellicles, because she sings to the moon several times and sings of the happiness and new lives that it gives. She might have seen into the past of Grizabella, which could be why she is one of the only cats to accept her. She also tries to help her when she shows up at various moments, when all of the other cats (except Victoria) turn away from her, and do not accept her. She and Victoria seem to be the only cats who always fully accepted Grizabella. the actors who play Jemima are meant to be wide eyed to show to innocence in her face when she sings.
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Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Jellylorum

Image result for jellylorumJellylorum is a character from the cats musical. The character is usually portrayed as a mature female and is principally a vocalist. The musical is based upon the cat poetry of T.S Eliot and the character represents the poet's own cat. The character's name is believed to mean "lillie cat", "wisdom" or "tradition".In the show Jellylorum is usually a tabby cat. The character's age varies according to the production; many productions have Jellylorum near the age of Bombalurina and Demeter , but others portray the character as slightly older. jellylorum as an older cat is based on her attitude towards the kittens. She is one of the cats who protects the kittens from Grizabella but later touches and excepts her, and reminds the kittens that "Jellicles dry between their toes." Jellylorum is also one of the few "queens" in the musical who does not swoon for Rum Tum Tugger. Jellylorum is one of the few characters in Cats to have a firmly established relationship with another character. In the second act, Jellylorum sings the female part of "Gus: the Theatre Cat" in a duet with the character of Old Gus. Jellylorum is also frequently shown as being close friends with Jennyanydots.
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Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Electra

Electra is a magor role cat in cats the musical.
In the musical production Cats, Electra is one of the youngest female kittens in the tribe of Jellice cats. Like many of the other young feline characters, she is in awe of the Rum Tum Tugger, a flirtatious rogueish male main character.
Electra is quite similar to , another Jellicle chorus-kitten, in appearance (striped and dark) and personality. Electra is regarded as darker in color, and less excitable. She is sometimes believed to be her sister.
Electra is considered a sweet, solemn quiet kitten, probably owing to her predominantly background role as a chorus member.
In the video, she is very close to Jennyanydots.
Unlike some of the other named Jellicle tribed characters (Victoria and Jemima), Electra only appears in group dances and does not have a signature song or dance. However, in a few tours she has been in 'Macavity the Mystery Cat' as a dancer.
As a chorus kitten, she is often omitted from smaller productions such as tours. And she also touches and accepts Grizabella back into the tribe.
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